According to a new survey, nearly 30 percent of Americans do not have money saved for an unforseen incident. A personal finance writer discusses our relationship with saving money, and how to put more money aside, even when times are tight.

A staff writer at the Washington Post and a fellow at the New America Foundation is making the case for parents to have conversations with their children about sexual assault — something that research shows can help prevent them from becoming victims, perpetrators or bystanders on college campuses.

The Solid and Hazardous Waste Education Center, which analyzes data on recycling and helps local governments run their recycling programs, would be eliminated under the current budget proposal that remains before the Joint Finance Committee.

The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down a 5-4 ruling in favor of a Wisconsin jail inmate named Michael Kingsley, who claimed guards used excessive force when they used a taser on him while he was handcuffs and awaiting a trial.

Since 2007, the state has been required to pay for the tests hospitals carry out on rape victims, regardless of whether the victim reports the assault to police. Now, the Department of Justice is establishing a ceiling on what it will pay for the tests.

Wisconsin's Consumer Act forces rent-to-own stores to disclose their interest rates, which has kept them from operating in the state. However, there's been some talk that lawmakers might change that in the next state budget — something that's raised concerns among advocates for the poor.

The state’s budget writing process remains stalled, with key questions over transportation funding, the Milwaukee Bucks arena, and prevailing wage contributing to the hold up. As lawmakers continue to debate, the delay gives lobbyists more of a chance to make the case for their agendas, with the hopes that some...

It is down to the wire for the Supreme Court. With just over a week remaining in the current session, the Court has yet to announce some of its biggest decisions. Most notable are the challenge to the Affordable Care Act and the constitutionality of same-sex marriage.

A delegation of Ukrainian officials visited this past weekend's Midwest Renewable Energy Association's Energy Fair looking for ideas to help break their country's dependence on Russian fossil fuel. The group included Oleksii Karmazin, who designs solar and wind power stations for Ukraine’s Institute of Renewable Energy. Speaking through an interpreter,...

People in rural northern Wisconsin will have better access to treatment for addiction to opioids like heroin or prescription painkillers under a new program, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

Calling for "urgent action" on climate change, Pope Francis released an encyclical last week. In it he urged a shift in energy policy around the world, including "substituting fossil fuels and developing renewable energy sources."

The Legislature is considering allowing more students to opt out of standardized tests administered by local school districts, in the wake of a school year in which a record number of students opted out of the Badger Exam.

Dylann Roof has confessed to authorities that he is responsible for shooting and killing nine members of a prayer meeting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on Wednesday night. According to investigators, he told them that he intended to start a race war. It became apparent Thursday...